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单词 ungreen
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Definition of ungreen in English:

ungreen

adjectiveʌnˈɡriːnˌənˈɡrin
  • 1Harmful to the environment.

    an ungreen commercial development
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tim picks 10 products so ungreen they make him seethe while Ed offers five American eco-nasties.
    • The first task, then, is to pinpoint the principal reason for France's ‘ungreen’ reputation, and to show why this reputation rests on a fundamental misconception.
    • Oh the government could of course make all the ungreen things really expensive by taxes, but that would be like annoying for the little people like us.
    • So, if Apple is one of the ‘most ungreen tech companies,’ where's the evidence?
    • It really is probably the second most ungreen vehicle on the planet.
    1. 1.1 (of a person) not supporting protection of the environment.
      he is true-blue but ungreen

Derivatives

  • ungreenly

  • adverb
    • The problem is that whatever I consume greenly or ungreenly constitutes a bite out of the earth's resources.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The reason why I say this, is because I think it is tough to support a cause when its spokesperson lives rather ungreenly.
 
 

Definition of ungreen in US English:

ungreen

adjectiveˌənˈɡrēnˌənˈɡrin
  • 1(of a product or practice) harmful to the environment; not ecologically acceptable.

    an ungreen commercial development
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tim picks 10 products so ungreen they make him seethe while Ed offers five American eco-nasties.
    • Oh the government could of course make all the ungreen things really expensive by taxes, but that would be like annoying for the little people like us.
    • The first task, then, is to pinpoint the principal reason for France's ‘ungreen’ reputation, and to show why this reputation rests on a fundamental misconception.
    • It really is probably the second most ungreen vehicle on the planet.
    • So, if Apple is one of the ‘most ungreen tech companies,’ where's the evidence?
    1. 1.1 (of a person or organization) not supporting protection of the environment.
 
 
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